CVE-2005-2877 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 70.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The history (revision control) function in TWiki 02-Sep-2004 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters, as demonstrated via the rev parameter to TWikiUsers.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 70.9% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-09-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| twiki | twiki |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TWiki History TWikiUsers - 'rev' Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-07-03 |
| exploit-db | TWiki TWikiUsers - INCLUDE Function Arbitrary Command Execution | 2005-09-28 |
| exploit-db | TWiki TWikiUsers - Arbitrary Command Execution | 2005-09-14 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680475417550&w=2
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithRev
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757181
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14834
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112680475417550&w=2
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlertExecuteCommandsWithRev
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/757181
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14834
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